The Federal Republic of Bestenfalls is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by The Federal Council with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.951 billion Bestenfallsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bestenfalls City. The average income tax rate is 53.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Bestenfallsian economy, worth 302 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 155,192 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

There have been reports of people marrying housepets, there's a bright dawn ahead for Bestenfalls, bins outnumber trees in city parks, and thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break. Crime is totally unknown. Bestenfalls's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Bestenfalls is ranked 87,285^th in the world and 339^th in Europeia for Most Patriotic, with 16.53 flags saluted per person per day.